Wall.



PATENTBD 1130.24, 1907.

F. J. BAKER.

WALL. APPLICATION nun JULY 1a, 1000.

. I VENTOR %M 8%? Br fl, ATTORNEY WIT N58858:

Be it known that L'FRANK J. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Walls, of which the following. is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in walls, of brick, concrete, or the like, the object of the invention being to provide walls of greater strength for a given thickness and atb if given cost, than has heretofore been pos- 81 c.

Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a wall course having the tie frame in place. Fig. 2 shows a plan of the tie-frame. Fig. 3 shows a section through. a wall showing the tie frame between the courses. Y In the accompanying drawing, I indicates the brick-work, or other non-metallic material; of a wall. At suitable intervals in its height, according to the conditions re uired, therev are. laid in the wall while buil ing it Wire frames or reinforcements 2, shown in detail in'Figure 2. Each frame comprisesa group of wire strands3 at each side of the wall, comparatively close to each other.

There may be any desired number of such strands in each grou three being here shown. Connecting to two groups of strands on o posite SidGSEOf the frame is a tie wire4, whic 1 extends dia onally in a zigzag course, first to one side of t e frame, and then i to the other side, being looped, as shown at 5,

around each wire in turn as it' passes it.- These loops 5 serve to maintain the strands of each group at the proper, distance from each other. Moreover, on account of the oblique direction of the loops relatively to the strands, causing the strands to bind in the loo s, the loops tie said strands against longitu inal mpvement.

The wall binds and strengthens that side and prevents disruption thereof from any cause tending to produce flexure of the wall. The Whole frame, and artioularly the longitudinal wires, strengthen the wall against longitudinalstrain, the tie wires and loo s servmg as anchors for this purpose. "he tie I siiiigilficatioil feLt ers. a. Application filed my 18. 1906. sieria'i' iit. can.

group of strands at each side of the.

wires bind the courses of the bricks against lateral strain, being anchored, first, by'the loops in said tie wires, and, secondly, by the longitudinal wires assing through said loops,

Thus, by means 0 this reinforcement, walls of a given thickness may be constructed of much greater strength than heretofore at a very slight increase of cost.

I claim 1. A wall 2 having embedded therein a longitudinal reinforcement comprisinga group of wires spaced from each other adjacent to each side of the wall, and a tie Wire connecting all of said Wires, substantially as described.

, 2. A wall having embedded therein a longitudinal reinforcement comprising a group of wires spaced from-each other, adjacent to each side of the wall, and a zigzag tie wire" wires, su.b-.

said tie wire being looped around each wire in turn, substantially as described.

4. A metallic frame comprising two groups each containing parallel strands of wire,'

spaced from each other, all substantially in the same plane, the strands of each group being comparatively close to each other relative to thedistance between the groups, and

a tie wire connecting the several strands ob- .liquely, substantially as described.

5. A metallic frame comprising two grou s of parallel strands of wire, all substantial y in the same plane, the strands of each group being comparatively close to each other relative to the distance between the groups,

and a tie wire connecting the several strands obliquely and being looped around each wire, substantially as described.

6. A metallic frame comprising two groups, each containing parallel strands of wire, spaced from each other, all substantially in the same plane, the strands of each group being comparatively close to each other relative to the distance between. the groups, and

a tie Wire connecting theseveral strands obliquely in a zigzag, direction; substantially as around each wire in turn, substantially as de- 10 described. scribed.

7. A metallic frame comprising two groups In testimony whereof I have hereunto set of parallel strands of wire, all substantially my hand in the presence of two subscribing, 5 in the same plane, the strands of each group witnesses.

being com 'aratively close to each other rela- FRANK J. BAKER. tive to the .listance between'tlie groups, and ,Vitnesses: a tie wire connecting the several strands obl W. LAWLER, liquely in a zigzag direction, being looped F. \'V. \Viuun'i. 

